Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, October 20 (Game #596).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
Want more word-based fun? So check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers to these games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #597) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Teaming up
NEW Strands Today (Game #597) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- LIME
- RAGE
- NUCLEAR
- STRIVE
- LIVER
- RENT
NEW Strands today (game #597) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #597) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 3rd row
Last page: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #597) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #597, are…
- OPENS
- STAGE
- ENCORE
- HEADING
- GOODS
- SPANGRAM: LIVE CONCERT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many non-game words before, and unfortunately that includes words where I should have looked further. If I had, I would have seen that head was HEADLINER, open was OPENER and live was spangram LIVE CONCERT.
Instead, it was STAGE that got me on track to complete the game without resorting to any hints.
MERCHANDISE is an odd inclusion and was definitely the hardest word to spot, but I guess it’s now part of the concert experience to slip out a limited edition t-shirt or cap.
In fact, at recent Oasis shows in London, many people lined up to get in first, not so they could get down at the front, but so they could buy the rarest items and then resell them online.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, October 20, Game #596)
- MEMO
- SIGNATURE
- ROUTING
- NUMBER
- ADDRESS
- AMOUNT
- SPANGRAM: CHECKLIST
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
